Jeong L S, Moon H R, Hong J H, Yoo S J, Choi W J, Kim H O, Ahn H S, Baek H W, Chun M W, Kim H D, Kim J, Choi J R
College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2001 Apr-Jul;20(4-7):657-60. doi: 10.1081/NCN-100002344.
Several types of novel apio nucleosides were synthesized starting from 1,3-dihydroxyacetone and evaluated for antiviral activity. Among compounds tested, amino substituted apio dideoxynucleosides exhibited anti-HBV activity, while thioapio dideoxynucleosides were found to be active against HIV-1. Apio dideoxydidehydro nucleosides showed moderate to potent anti-HCMV activity, but their bioisosteric thioapio dideoxydidehydro nucleosides did not exhibit any significant antiviral activity.